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Biological science is among the most popular undergrad majors at top-ranked medical schools, U.S. News data show.

Megan Schwehr always knew she wanted to be a doctor, even though she didn’t decide on her major until her sophomore year of college.

“I wanted to pick a major that helped me get there,” says the 22-year-old, who initially thought a major in biology would serve that purpose. “I actually enjoyed chemistry more than I thought I would, and it seemed to be a better fit for what I needed to get into med school – so I switched to biochemistry.”

The Idaho native finished her biochemistry degree with a minor in mathematics at Linfield College in Oregon last December and was accepted at the University of Washington School of Medicine, which ranks No. 1 among the 2018 Best Medical Schools for Primary Care.

“The classes I took catered to the MCAT perfectly,” she says. “One concept that was on the test I literally learned in my molecular biology class the day before the exam.”

Schwehr isn’t the only premed student who studied a biology-related discipline to be accepted at a competitive medical program.

In fact, more than 40 percent of premed students accepted at the top 11 – due to ties – Best Medical Schools for Primary Care or the top 10 Best Medical Schools for Research in 2016 studied a major with a biological science emphasis, according to data submitted to U.S. News by 113 ranked medical schools in an annual survey.

CampusRN members are students/alumni of the following Missouri schools (partial list):

Avila University
Barnes-Jewish College
Columbia College
Cox College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Graceland University
Hannibal-LaGrange College
Lincoln University - Fort Leonard Wood
Lincoln University - Jefferson City
Lutheran School of Nursing

Missouri Southern State University
Missouri State University - Springfield
Missouri State University - West Plains
Missouri Western State University
North Central Missouri College
Park University
Research College of Nursing
Saint Louis Community College
Saint Louis University

Southeast Missouri State University
Southwest Baptist University
Three Rivers Community College
University of Missouri - Columbia
University of Missouri - Kansas City
University of Missouri - St Louis
Webster University
William Jewell College